stevens and smith never made it out alive. diane sawyer asked the president about the white house's initial claims that the incident began with a protest against that anti-muslim video. >> as information came in, information was put out. the information may not have always been right the first time. look, look, diane, these are people i know. and if there is something to be fixed, it will get fixed. >> reporter: commander of a security team pulled from libya a few weeks before the attack testified that when he heard about the attack on the post in benghazi it was instantly recognizable that it was a terrorist attack. i had almost expected the attack to come, he said, we were the last flag flying. it was a matter of time. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> well i think it is just stunning that it appears that perhaps security was short changed. people were asking for security an didn't get it. >> obviously house republicans are saying that there is a -- you know, situation here where the obama administration blew it. an